Merlin Fielding

Merlin Fielding (1737-18) was a United States politician.

Biography
Fielding was born and raised in the town of Montpelier in present-day Vermont (then part of New York), and was of English descent. Fielding had a harsh reputation, known for a short temper, and attempted to run for the post of Secretary of the Treasury against Eliot Arkwright and Samuel Adams in 1783, representing the Whig party. He did not reach the post, and Adams won the election.